Fritz henry andal



(No Model.)

I. H. ANDAL. BAG PASTENER.

Patented Oct. 29, I895.

W! TNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

FRITZHENRY ANDAL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BAG-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 548,947, dated October 29, 1895. Application filed October 24, 1894. Renewed September 30, 1896. $erial No- 564 177. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, FRITZ HENRY ANDAL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York, county of New York, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Bag-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

This invention relates to fastenings for bags and similar articles, and has for its object to provide a simple, cheap, readily-constructed, perfectly-operating device of this character which will firmly secure the neck of the bag and clamp or draw the same together to prevent any possible egress of the contents.

, The invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described.

- In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a bag provided with my improved fastener, by which it is closed. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the bag opened and stretched out. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the spring alone. a

In the practice of my invention I construct a spirally-coiled spring a, embodying a sufficient number of coils and of such size as to extend half-way around the neck of the bag for which it is especially intended.

One end of the spring is radially extended to form a short arm b, slightly upturned and having secured or formed thereon a knob or ball 0. The opposite end of the spring is similarly extended to form an appreciably longer arm (1, having a downturned end, upon which is mounted a knob or ball 0'.

The operation of the device will be readily understood from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

The spring a is preferablysecured upon the bag by a thread passing through one or more of its coils, and it being desired to close the bag, the neck thereof is placed against the spring between the arms b and d and the arm (1 brought into engagement with the arm b, the spring bending longitudinally sufficiently to permit the said engagement, whereheld together.

upon the mouth of the bag is securely closed, the arms being held in engagement by the knobs c and c.

It will be observed that the arm 1) projects from the upper surface of the spring-coil, while the arm 01 projects from the under'surface, and therefore, the tendency of the former being upward and the latter downward, as shown in Fig. 3, the resting of the said arm (1 upon the arm 19, as well as the upturning and downturning of their respective ends, will cause a very firm and rigid fastening. Furthermore, by reason of the relative size of the said arms, the neck of the bag is clamped against the spring by the longer arm and more effectually For this reason the fastener is especially useful for bags intended to receive and retain when immersed soluble materials, such as bluing, this being the class of bags for which my fastening is particularly designed.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. Afastening for bags comprisinga spirally coiled longitudinally yielding spring, having one of its ends extended to form a short arm projecting upwardly, and the opposite end extended to form an appreciably longer arm proj ecting downwardly, said arms being adapted to engage, whereby the neck of abag is clasped between the spring and the longer arm.

2. A fastening for bags comprising a spirally coiled longitudinally yielding spring, having one of its ends extended to form a short arm, projecting upwardly and having an upturned end, and the opposite end thereof extended to form a downwardly projecting arm of approximately equal length with the spring, and downturned at the end to fit the upturned portion of the short arm; and knobs upon the ends of each of the said arms, whereby they engage. I

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name, in presence of two witnesses, this 22d day of October, 1894.

FRITZ HENRY ANDAL.

Witnesses:

PERCY T. GRIFFITH, L. MULLER. 

